Senior Munitions Programme Lead

Onodrim Industries; Województwo mazowieckie; On-site; PLN 420,000 - 610,000; Full time

Job summary

Onodrim Industries is building Europe's largest defence and industrial platform. We seek a Programme Manager for Munitions to own programmes from scope to acceptance across portfolio companies, qualification campaigns, and partnerships.

You will need depth in warheads, energetic materials or munitions production, and strong discipline to manage budget, schedule, suppliers and authorities. You will travel across Europe to collaborate with engineers, test authorities and customers, ensuring

Qualifications

• A degree in chemistry, chemical engineering, mechanical or aerospace engineering, physics or a closely related discipline.
• 5+ years in munitions field with deep market understanding and warhead designs, energetic materials or munitions production.
• At least 2 years running programmes or projects with real ownership: budget, schedule, suppliers, authorities and a customer who signs off.
• Working knowledge of energetic materials and their industrial base – secondary explosives, PBX and melt‑cast fills, propellants, components.
• Familiarity with munitions qualification and safety frameworks, hazard classification and national explosives licensing, and experience working with the authorities that administer them.
• Experience with test-range trials or qualification campaigns, ideally with a defence customer or national test authority.
• Comfort managing external partners – plants, suppliers, institutes, subcontractors – and holding them to commitments.
• Structured, numbers‑driven working style: risk registers, test plans and status reports that someone can act on.
• Clear, direct communication in English, written and spoken, with engineers, plant managers, authorities and customers alike.
• Willingness to travel extensively across Europe – plants, test ranges, partners, portfolio companies.
• Right to work in Switzerland or the EU, and eligibility for a national security clearance in at least one of our operating countries.

Responsibilities

• Run the programme: own scope, plan, budget, risk register and schedule; report status weekly.
• Write the requirement: translate needs into a qualification plan and acceptance criteria for engineers and authorities.
• Manage the parties: coordinate plants, suppliers, test authorities, researchers, partners, and portfolio teams; negotiate statements of work.
• Judge the engineering: chair reviews, read data, challenge design choices, decide when ready to proceed.
• Run the qualification and trials: plan and execute safety testing and qualification campaigns with authorities.
• Hold the safety and compliance bar: integrate explosive safety, licensing, storage, transport and export controls into plans.
• Support the deal team: provide the munitions-domain view to diligence for acquisitions and partnerships.
• Bridge to the portfolio: implement outcomes at portfolio companies with Forward Deployed Operators.
• Feed the strategy: share learnings on technology, suppliers, customers, and risks to shape future investments.

Skills

Programme management

Budgeting & scheduling

Explosive safety & licensing

English communication

Travel readiness

Education

Degree in chemistry, chemical engineering, mechanical or aerospace engineering, physics

Job description

Onodrim Industries is building Europe's largest defence and industrial platform. We seek a Programme Manager for Munitions to own programmes from scope to acceptance across portfolio companies, qualification campaigns, and partnerships.

You will need depth in warheads, energetic materials or munitions production, and strong discipline to manage budget, schedule, suppliers and authorities. You will travel across Europe to collaborate with engineers, test authorities and customers, ensuring